雪泥鸿爪
Traditional form:
雪泥鴻爪
Pinyin (reading):
xuěníhóngzhǎo
Definitions:
- a goose's footprint in the snow
- vestiges of the past (idiom)
- the fleeting nature of human life (idiom)
Characters:
- 雪 - snow; wipe away shame, avenge
- 泥 - mud, earth, clay; plaster, paste
- 鸿 - a species of wild swan; vast
- 爪 - claws, nails, talons
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